IS KEY TO CAR KEY TO CRIME?Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer PALMDALE - Palmdale sheriff's investigators working on a bizarre burglary burglary, at common law, the breaking and entering of a dwelling house of another at night with the intent to commit a felony, whether the intent is carried out or not. case have been left with a peculiar clue - a key to a late-model Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a compact car manufactured by Honda. It was introduced in July 1972 as a two-door coupe, followed by a three-door hatchback version that September. With the transverse engine placement of its 1169 cc engine and front-wheel drive, like the British Mini, the with the dealer's tags still attached. The burglar BURGLAR. One who commits a burglary. (q. v.) stayed in the house, on the east side of Palmdale, most of the night, making hundreds of dollars in phone calls to psychic psychic /psy·chic/ (si´kik) 1. pertaining to the psyche. 2. mental (1). psy·chic adj. 1. hotlines and phone sex services - possibly because he couldn't find the key to start his car, deputies said. ``The only reason to stay in a house after burglarizing it is if you can't leave,'' said Detective Dan Gordon. ``We believe he was there so long because someone had to drive up from a good distance in order to give him a ride or bring him a key or whatever.'' Stolen in the July 22 burglary were firearms This is an extensive list of small arms — pistol, machine gun, grenade launcher, anti-tank rifle — that includes variants. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
Detectives spotted the key while walking through the house with the owner making a list of stolen items. Although the key bore dealer's tags with the stock number 339314, two weeks of visiting local dealers proved only that the stock numbers were not from the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley , detectives said. ``I'm just hoping that someone will recognize that key and I'll be able to follow it from there,'' said Gordon. Anyone with any information on the case or recognizing the stock number on the key is asked to call Gordon at (661) 267-4316. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Sheriff's Deputy David Miklos holds a car key left behind by a burglar that investigators hope will lead them to the forgetful thief. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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